Malaya showed Mika to a bedroom on the upper floor of the house and showed her where the shower and towels were then offered her some new clothing from her her own closet. Mika watched Malaya,"Raizo needs medical attention."
"I'll take care of him," She said as she fluffed the pillows on the bed.
"Are you going to poison him or something?"
Malaya stopped and stared at Mika, her eyes wide,"Why on Earth would I poison him?"
"You hate him, clearly."
"No," Malaya turned away,"I won't poison him. And I don't hate him. I'm angry with him. If I hated him, he wouldn't be here. And neither would you." She stood up straight,"Sleep well, Mika. If you need anything, my room is downstairs, two doors from the kitchen." She walked out.
Mika sat on the bed. This Malaya woman was an odd ball. But if Raizo trusted her. . . No, fuck that. Mika didn't trust her even if Raizo did. What kind of friend hits you after you've been slashed up and insults you so rudely? It was cliche but with a friend like that Raizo didn't need enemies. And sadly, Raizo had both.
A knock came to Mika's door and Hiro peeked his head in,"Miss Mika?"
"Hello, Hiro. Where were you hiding?"
"In my room. I was reading. Did Malaya yell at you?"
"A little. But I'm okay," Mika patted the bed beside her,"Come sit with me." Hiro walked in and sat on the bed with her, holding a book in his hands. "What are you reading, Hiro?"
"A book about dinosaurs. Malaya gets me science and history books because those are my favorite subjects. But dinosaurs are both history and science. So, they're my favorite thing to read about."
Mika blinked but smiled,"I never thought about it like that. But you're right. They are both. Which dinosaur is your favorite?"
"The velociraptor," He smiled.
"Will you read to me about the raptors?" Mika laid on the bed, propping her head on one hand. Hiro lit up and started reading to her.
Malaya walked into the guest room beside hers. Raizo was sitting on the bed, his sleeve rolled up, attempting to bandage his arm. Malaya sighed and came over to him,"Let me do it. You're useless sometimes. . ." Malaya had her first aid kit in hand,"Hiro is reading to Mika about dinosaurs."
"Good," Raizo smiled,"I'm glad he's still so interested in learning."
Malaya opened her kit then looked at Raizo and gently slid his jacket off of his shoulders. Raizo watched her as she removed his shirt from him as well. His body was so littered in scars. His injuries weren't deep, thankfully but there were a quite a few. Malaya took some cotton and covered it in peroxide to clean the wounds. Raizo's eyes never left her. And she felt his gaze so she kept her eyes down, on her work.
"How have you been?" Raizo asked,"Anything new?"
Malaya knew what that meant. Raizo always asked. Have you found someone else? "Alone," She replied. Just as she always did. "And no, everything here is the same as when you left."
Raizo nodded,". . . Are you lonely?" You could be alone and not lonely.
"Sometimes," She answered and dabbed a new piece of cotton on one of the deeper slashes. He hissed. "Sorry." She continued wrapping him up.
When she was nearly done, Raizo broke the tense silence,"I didn't mean to scare you the way I did. Or leave you for so long."
"I know." She didn't look at him.
He lifted her chin so she had to look at him,"I never want you to be lonely."
She brushed her fingers against his cheek,"I know, Raizo."
He pulled her close to him and touched her cheek,"How many nights did you cry for me?"
"Raizo. . ." She looked down.
"Even one is too many," He said,". . You should find someone who makes you happy."
"I already have," She leaned into him. "When he's around, I'm happier than ever. I miss him when he leaves. . But I know he has to. . . And I know he'll always come back to me. Because he always does."
Raizo held her, taking in her scent. Lilac and vanilla. "But one day, he might not come back. And you'd be crushed."
She listened to the beat of his heart, resting her ear right above it,"But I still will have loved him and have years of memories of him. Loss is a part of life. If we run from it, it only hurts worse when it catches up. But if we accept it, it hurts no less. But you don't miss the wonderful things that come before the loss."
Raizo flipped her underneath him on the bed and looked down at her,"How can you still want me? I leave you, I kill, I-"
"You are more remarkable than you know and you save lives every chance you get." She took his face into her hands,"And you saved me." She kissed him softly. He kissed her back and moved his lips to her neck. Malaya shivered,"Raizo. . You're hurt. . We shouldn't. ."
'We shouldn't'. Malaya had said those words the first time he had ever made love to her. Malaya had been so frightened of everything at that time in her life. Raizo had been her only solace. But they had still made love. And they would this night. 'Shouldn't' could fuck right the hell off. Nothing was going to stop him from loving his woman. And Malaya was his. Body and soul. And Raizo was hers. He had once loved Kiriko deeply but what he felt for Malaya was bone deep. Struck him to his core. Kiriko had been his first love and she'd be in his heart forever. Not only that, Raizo had taken down Ozunu for her and him. But Malaya was the one who had helped heal the wound that Kiriko had left inside him. Made him quit mourning her and take action to avenge her. Malaya had made him strong enough to do what needed to be done.
Malaya often told Raizo that he had saved her and that was true. But she had saved him, too. Saved him from being just a killer after Kiriko's death.
He touched a finger to her lips,"Nothing is more right than this. Than you being in my arms. Never forget that."
Malaya looked up into his eyes and kissed him, her arms sliding around him. He pulled away only to remove her sweater and jeans, leaving her only in peach colored, lace panties and a matching bra with a tiny pink bow between her breasts. Raizo kissed her lips again, his hands moving up to unbind her braided hair. Her hands went to his belt and started to undo the buckle and then the button and zipper of his jeans. She pushed his jeans off him then kissed his neck and his fingers an up the skin of her back until they met her bra clasps and he undid them.
She tossed off her bra and laid him back on the bed. She trailed her lips over his torso, kissing every scar he had, her lips were gentle as were her fingertips as they caressed his skin through the bandages, running down his abdomen, tracing his muscles, memorizing every inch of him. He sighed happily. She kissed his hips gently then back up his body to his lips. Raizo slid his arms around her and held her close. He grabbed a knife from his discarded jeans and cut her panties off. She shivered and he kissed her neck, dropping the knife in the floor and gripping her hips.
Raizo eased Malaya onto his erection and she moaned. Raizo hissed happily. Malaya fit him perfectly. She was so wet and tight. Her hands gripped his arms and her head fell back when he was finally inside her fully. She moved her hips slowly and moaned. Raizo watched her face twist in pleasure, her eyes slide closed. He thrust up into her when she moved herself down on him. She gasped. "You feel better than I remember," He moaned.
She leaned over and kissed him,"All that means is that we should do this more. ."
He grinned and sat up to kiss her, holding her against him. They moved together, her fingers tangling into his midnight locks of hair as his lips trailed down her throat. Malaya moaned his name and rocked her hips with him, craving more of him, she bent her head down and bit the top of his ear, nibbling, her fingers running down his spine. Raizo grunted and laid her back quickly, pinning her to the bed. Malaya gasped and Raizo started to pound inside about her heightened his pleasure. Her moans, her raspy breathing, her lilac scent around him, how wet she was for him and only him. He could barely focus with her hands on him and Malaya begged him for more of everything he did to her.
Every kiss, every thrust, it all set them both on fire and Raizo tossed his head back when Malaya's body tightened up around him. He kept pounding inside her, needing to feel her come apart with him inside her. And soon enough, she did. Her body clamped down around him,making her impossibly tight and if Raizo hadn't kissed her to stop it, she would have screamed his name into the night. And as her body gripped him, he finished as well, every spasm of her body enticing him . He continued to thrust until both of them were left spent and trembling from the waves of pleasure that rushed through them.
Raizo kissed Malaya softly and laid beside her,"I love you, Malaya."
Malaya stroked his cheek with a shaking hand,"I love you, too, Raizo."